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Sorry for this chapter being so short... I'm trying to get back on track! I promise the next ones will be longer!
Recap from previous chapter: Troy looked at her... He always loved the way she dressed for work... It was elegant yet casual and comfortable, and always effortlessly sexy! He let a sigh, since he wasn't really able to suppress it. "No, don't worry about it. You didn't interrupt anything... Are you... Am I going to see you tonight?" he asked with a bit of difficulty. He didn't know if she was planning on returning home tonight or if she was going to do what he used to do... Leave the morning and not come back until the next day... Which he mentally kicked himself about now
Gabriella smiled at what he said and shrugged her shoulders casually "Well I guess... If you are here... I have a date, so I have to come home to change for it" she replied as simple as she could, trying to hide the huge smirk that she felt ready to spread on her lips... "Now if I'll return home after that... Well... It's a completely different story. Now, I'm sorry but I have to go. I'm a bit late! Bye!" she said before she turned around, finally allowing her smirk to spread and quickly made her way to her car.
Gabriella arrived at her office building, basically running after she saw her watch. She was kind of late! OK, her meeting was in half an hour, but she had to do some preparation before that! She ran to the lobby and headed to the elevators, pressing the button continuously as she waited for one of the elevators to arrive. When it finally dinged she stepped in and pressed the button to the 15th floor where her office at the firm was situated. Once she walked out of the elevator someone rushed at her and handed her her coffee. Gabriella turned and saw Jeremy... A colleague of hers at the firm, one of the best lawyers and also known for his fights for the gay rights and the cancellation of the HO8 law in California... Jeremy lived with his boyfriend Andrew, a successful photographer that currently worked for VOGUE magazine, at a huge, luxurious penthouse loft, that was like if it was taken out of the pages of a deco magazine! Jeremy and Gabriella had became close friends over the last year... And how could you NOT be friends with him? Firstly they were working a lot of hours together, especially at a very difficult murder case they had, and then he was fun to be around and easy to talk to!
"Here you go girl! The senior partners are already in, but we still have time for the meeting" he said handing her the coffee... He was dressed in an Armani suit... Impeccable like always. Gabriella smiled widely and thanked him as she took the hot Starbucks coffee, as she headed towards her office. She pushed the door open and walked in, plopping herself on her big and comfortable black leather chair, as Jeremy sat at one of the arm chairs in front of her big glass desk. Gabriella observed Jeremy... He was just perfect! She wondered if he would want to help her if she asked him to go on a date with her... And Andrew too! She knew that Jeremy would most likely say yes... Gabriella sighed as she took a sip from the coffee. "So... what are you up to?" Jeremy asked and Gabriella looked at him smiling "Well... I have a date tonight" she said smirking. Jeremy almost choked with his own coffee and looked at her wide eyed "Date?! But you are married! Are you and Troy trying to heat up things between you?" he asked grinning. Gabriella shook her head bitterly "Not exactly" she said hesitating a bit, before trying to explain everything to him quickly, since they were supposed to be at the meeting in a while and she also was trying to ask for his help. So, she started talking, telling Jeremy everything. By the time she was done Jeremy was looking at her with wide eyes... "I knew you were good, but I didn't know that you were THAT good!" Jeremy said clearly impressed by Gabriella's plan... Her husband sure deserved what she's been putting him through. She sure was a woman with guts... After all, if she wasn't she wouldn't be such a good lawyer!
"Well... Thank you... But as I said I'm not planning on sleeping with any of those guys... In fact the one I'm going out with tonight, is an aspiring young actor... And gay" Gabriella explained with a small smile, before taking a deep breath wanting to gather all the courage she had to ask her next question... She didn't want to be taken wrong from Jeremy... And she wasn't one to actually admit that she needed help "I was kind of wondering... If you could help me with this!" she said quickly looking at him, a hopeful look on her face "Help you as in...?" Jeremy asked suddenly very intrigued from the whole matter. Of course he would love to help her... That's what friends are for... Right?
"Well I was thinking... That you and Andrew could be two of the dates... And... I mean... You know people! Plus two minds, well in my case 4 since Taylor and Sharpay are helping too, are better than one... The girls are the female perspective of the whole story, but I also need the male perspective to help me plan this better" Gabriella explained. Jeremy was 100% male and the fact that he was a homosexual didn't really change that... She hated the picture everyone had that gay men were all glitters and feathers! It was stupid! Just because they have a different taste that didn't make them less men! Take history for example. Older and Recent... In ancient Greece homosexuality was something natural, and in order to become an adult young boys had to have older men as lovers. And later on, in recent history, mucho men were discovered to be gay... Men that were considered the definition of man and were admired by many, mostly straight men, all over the world! Like Rock Hudson! He was famous from his western movies! So yes, Gabriella strongly believed that Jeremy's way of looking at things could really help her. He was the male eye she needed.
Jeremy looked at Gabriella smiling "Of course! I'm so up for it! Plus, it's finally the opportunity we wanted to go for that dinner and movie we've been wanting to for the last three months or so!" he said smirking. "As for the male perspective, always at your service my fair lady!" Jeremy joked before he got up and took a small bow "Now get up and hurry up! We have an oh so boring meeting to attend to" he said with a small chuckle as he waited for Gabriella to pick her papers and escorted her out of the office and towards the conference room that was down the hall
Gabriella parked her car outside the house and walked out, locking it, before climbing the marble entrance steps and unlocked the door of her house walking in. It was already dark out and she just finished from her work. So now she had to take a shower and get dressed for her date with Alex... And if she knew Troy as well as she thought she did, not only was he going to be home now, but he was going to wait for her, to see what hour would she return, but of course pretend that he just happened to be there... So many years together she knew him like the back of her hand... He was the one who apparently didn't know her... Or didn't know her as much as she knew him anyway.
And as she expected he was indeed at home... Gabriella simply smirked and proceeded to go upstairs to change for her date. She took a quick shower and after drying her hair she fixed them, and the applied her make up before putting on her dress and high heels (OUTFIT IN PROFILE you know what to do :P) She checked herself in the mirror one last time before she checked her watch. It was 2 to 9... She moved to the door and just as she was ready to open it and head downstairs the bell rang. Gabriella smirked. 9 o'clock on the dot! "I'll get that!" she shouted quickly, but one the high heels were slowing her down, two she was upstairs and thee Troy was closer to the door, he got it before she could go down... Well that was an unexpected turn, but in her favor, always...
"Oh umm hi... I'm here for Gabriella?" she heard a voice she didn't recognize ask... That was Alex for sure... When he finally came to her view a huge smile appeared on her face. Hooray for Sharpay! The guy was gorgeous! Tall, tanned, toned, black hair, blue eyes... A total eye candy! And she could obviously see the pinch of jealousy in Troy. He was looking Alex like if he wanted to throw daggers at him or as if he wished he could have lasers shoot from his eyes and burn Alex! Gabriella approached quickly a wide grin on her face "Hi Alex! Sorry I was upstairs" she said. She could clearly see that Troy almost had a heart attack when he saw her. His eyes had literally popped out of their sockets! He seriously wanted to shout at her to go put on a jacket to cover up or something!
"Don't worry. You look stunning tonight!" Alex complimented her and Gabriella smiled at him widely, showing her pearly whites "She looks amazing!" Troy muttered "Have fun tonight" he said hanging his head before he headed back to the living room "Oh I'm sure we will!" Gabriella said smiling "Don't wait up for me! I don't know if I'll be back tonight! Bye!" she said with a small wave before letting Alex escort her out and closed the door behind her, following him to his obviously expensive car.
The moment the door closed, Troy ran to the living room window to see his wife and that guy walk to his car, laughing and complimenting each other... "Show off!" he thought. In his opinion the car was too... Attention seeking! And the whole appearance of the guy... He just wasn't right... Or it was just the green eyed monster that made him think that... And why the hell Gabriella wore a dress instead of a nice pair of LONG jeans and a sweater that covered her up? He could feel a weird feeling at the pit of his stomach... Jealousy... What the hell did he do to his marriage?!
